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ERIC Number: EJ650154
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1099-9809
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Correlates of Suicidal Behavior among Asian American Outpatient Youths.
Lau, Anna S.; Jernewall, Nadine M.; Zane, Nolan; Myers, Hector F.
Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, v8 n3 p199-213 Aug 2002
Medical record abstraction was conducted to identify correlates of suicidal behaviors in a sample of 285 Asian American youths. Acculturation interacted with risk factor of parent-child conflict to predict suicidality. Finding underscores the importance of culture as a context for determining the relevance of stressors for potentiating psychopathology. (Contains 56 references.) (GCP)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Correlation, Cultural Context, Parent Child Relationship, Psychopathology, Stress Variables, Suicide, Youth
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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